Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s medical practice has been reaccredited by The Joint Commission for outpatient care. Accreditation by TJC is a symbol of quality that reflects a commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, a multi-specialty medical practice with seven locations throughout the city […]Read More
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) Deputies, along with a donation from Walmart, gave the gift of transportation to one Cotton Valley resident. EPCSO Deputies found out that a worker at the SilverStreak at the Valero Gas Station in Clint, had recently come upon hard times. Marisol, who had previously used a bike to make […]Read More
On Tuesday, officials with the Socorro Independent School District announced that they had been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools. SISD was selected from a competitive national pool of applicants based on its leadership, evidence of results, innovative vision for learning, and commitment to collaboration. “Through our Operation Future Ready efforts, Team SISD has […]Read More
A South Texas U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of killing four people appeared to be preparing for a shoot-out with law enforcement after a would-be victim broke free and alerted police, authorities said Monday. Juan David Ortiz, 35, was arrested early Saturday after the woman escaped from his vehicle, encountered Department of Public Safety troopers […]Read More
The work of UTEP alumna Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Ph.D., was mentioned in The National Nanotechnology Initiative Supplement to the President’s 2019 Budget, a report prepared for President Donald Trump by each federal agency. The document highlighted Zuverza-Mena as part of a team working to boost the “immune system” of plants by supplying them with nanoscale micronutrients. […]Read More
Denis O’Hearn, Ph.D., said UTEP’s commitment to access and excellence for its students and its genuine connection with the Paso del Norte region were among the key factors in his decision to join the institution as dean of the College of Liberal Arts. O’Hearn, a native of Carlsbad, New Mexico, added that he was impressed […]Read More
Inside the parent engagement room at Hillside Elementary School a few parents gathered to hone their skills in sign language. They reviewed common signs for foods and a rather important word to remember: coffee. The parents, who are among the 35 families with children enrolled in the Regional Day School for the Deaf at Hillside, […]Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, called Monday for “bipartisan participation” in addressing sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh that have thrown the prospects of his pending confirmation vote into chaos. At issue is an allegation from a California professor, Christine Blasey Ford, who wrote a letter […]Read More
On September 6th, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, closed the Sunspot Solar Observatory at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico. With FBI on sight due to an unnamed security threat, all personnel and onsite residents were evacuated, and the local post office was also shut down. […]Read More
Former residents and family members of the Rio Linda Neighborhood will be headed back to their old neighborhood this Saturday, courtesy a reunion to be held at the Chamizal National Memorial. The free event is scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Chamizal National Memorial, located at 800 South […]Read More